Guns in Canada

The Federal Government’s inaction on banning handguns and assault weapons is inexcusable.

Trump today on the El Paso and Dayton mass murders

Their timidity is deplorable.

The Minister in charge of the dithering, former Toronto police chief Bill Blair, says the Liberal election platform may include something on assault weapons. And while there will be no nationwide ban on handguns municipalities are likely to be given the powers to impose additional restrictions on handguns in their own patch. Seriously? Is this it?

Mass shootings now the new normal

Mass shootings have now become normalised in the dysfunctional United States. They happen all the time. In El Paso 22 people are murdered and 26 injured. In Dayton, 10 are slain and 27 injured. There are the usual thoughts and prayers but nothing will change down there.

The United States has shown itself to be incapable of addressing this epidemic of mass murder.

But why don’t we act to stop this madness from taking hold in Canada? Here there is no Second Amendment right to bear arms.

After Danforth what does it take?

A year ago we had Danforth where 3 people were killed and others left with life changing injuries. A young woman in the prime of life is left paralysed from the waist down. Who weeps for her?

Not the Federal Government. It is content to “consult” on the way forward. Ministers are afraid of offending the 2.1 million firearm licence holders in Canada. But what about the rest of us who don’t want or need guns?

It was no surprise that the key finding from the fraudulent online questionnaire was this:

“Majority of respondents did not support further limiting access to firearms and assault-style firearms”

Bill Blair gives weight to this tosh.

And resolves to keep us safe from gun violence.

How?

Gordon.prentice@shrinkslessorsquare

There are three categories of firearms in Canada: Restricted: handguns, certain rifles and semi-automatics; Prohibited: certain handguns, fully automatic rifles, and sawed off rifles; and Non-restricted: standard hunting rifles and shotguns.

Update on 8 August 2019 from the Toronto Star: Tougher gun measures on election agenda.

Comments

There are no good reasons for handguns in the hands of civilians.Hunters do not need short barrel semi automatic (easily changed to automatic) rifles.

The NRA and Canadian Firearms Ass'n, scream this is a slippery slope to taking their guns. This is a scare tactic aimed at politicians. Politicians should ban all handguns immediately and start a no questions asked, buy back program. A by-back program has worked successfully in Toronto twice.